National key project | The world’s largest airport | No. 1 on the list of “New Seven Wonders of the World”
Air-ground integrated transportation hub
1) Designer: French design master Zaha Hadid;
2) Meaning of the shape: “Phoenix spreads its wings”, forming a “dragon and phoenix bring good luck” pattern with the Capital Airport;
3) Investment scale: Total investment of RMB 80 billion, excluding surrounding supporting facilities;
4) Area: 41,000 mu, equivalent to 63 Tiananmen Squares:
5) Roof area: 180,000 square meters, supported by 8 C-shaped columns, equivalent to 25 standard football fields;
6) Functional scale: 7 runways, annual passenger throughput of 100 million, aircraft take-offs and landings of 880,000, and cargo and oil throughput of 4 million tons;
7) Travel efficiency: With the dual-entry and dual-exit design, you can board the plane in just 8 minutes on foot; there are 6 railway lines underground, including high-speed rail, subway, and intercity rail, and 4 high-speed lines around, completely realizing zero transfers.
Materials used: Aluminum honeycomb panels 100,000 square meters
